Adikavi Pampa influenced Kannada literature

Adikavi Pampa influenced Kannada literature

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 16:53

Centre for Management Studies at Jain University on Monday, paid tribute to one of Kannada’s biggest poets, Adikavi Pampa.

Producer Gautam turns novelist, pens Andy Leelu

Producer Gautam turns novelist, pens Andy Leelu

Last Updated: Monday, January 2, 2012, 09:13

BL Gautam has turned writer and his first new novel is `Andy Leelu`.

Steve Jobs` biography bestseller

Steve Jobs` biography bestseller

Last Updated: Sunday, January 1, 2012, 12:55

Steve Jobs` biography topped the non-fiction section this week.

‘Amazing’ tops list of overused words banished from 2012

‘Amazing’ tops list of overused words banished from 2012

Last Updated: Saturday, December 31, 2011, 17:54

A Michigan university has released an annual list of words banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness.

Divorce, India, partition on bookshelf

Divorce, India, partition on bookshelf

Last Updated: Saturday, December 31, 2011, 13:08

The book case this weekend is light-hearted and peppy - matching the mood as a new year begins.

Ex-nanny to pen book on Kardashian kids

Ex-nanny to pen book on Kardashian kids

Last Updated: Friday, December 30, 2011, 16:47

A former nanny of the Kardashians is reportedly coming out with a tell-all book on the family, in which she describes Bruce Jenner’s sons as ‘spoiled and disrespectful.’

‘Game of Thrones’ author posts excerpt from new book

‘Game of Thrones’ author posts excerpt from new book

Last Updated: Friday, December 30, 2011, 09:07

Fans of novelist George RR Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ fantasy series are melting. The ‘Game of Thrones’ author just released a previously unpublished sample chapter from the upcoming sixth instalment, ‘The Winds of Winter,’ on his Website.

Did Nixon have a gay affair with a Mafia fixer?

Did Nixon have a gay affair with a Mafia fixer?

Last Updated: Thursday, December 29, 2011, 16:43

Richard Nixon may have been gay, says new book.

25 ‘World Changers’ discuss companies in new book

25 ‘World Changers’ discuss companies in new book

Last Updated: Thursday, December 29, 2011, 09:12

Some businesses become so embedded in our lives it`s hard to imagine a day without them.

Espionage agent Munroe returns in ‘The Innocent’

Espionage agent Munroe returns in ‘The Innocent’

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 09:38

Fans of thrillers who haven`t yet discovered Stevens are in for a treat, though starting with ‘The Informationist’ is recommended.

Kannada writer Narasimaiah passes away

Kannada writer Narasimaiah passes away

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 13:18

Well-known Kannada detective story writer N Narasimaiah, who had authored over 500 novels, died here today after a brief illness.

Soldier echoes Arabian Nights with Iraq novel

Soldier echoes Arabian Nights with Iraq novel

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 09:19

On Benjamin Buchholz`s second day in Iraq as a US army officer, a young Iraqi girl was struck and killed by a military convoy while trying to catch a bottle of water thrown to children by the roadside as a gift.